Police seek ‘Quality Street killer’On this day in 1999, a short report in a local newspaper referred for the first time to a man known as the ‘Quality Street killer’.
‘D-Day’ drama as Britain goes decimalCenturies of tradition came to an end on this day in 1971, as decimal currency replaced the familiar British ‘LSD’
Jilly CooperThe English author Jilly Cooper was born on this day in 1937.
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15 May 1976
Teds march on BBC
On this day in 1976, ‘teddy boys’ (and girls) from all over Britain marched on the BBC’s headquarters in London, to protest the lack of authentic rock’n’roll on the radio. Read on...